Candidates interview for City Council position

The Airway Heights City Council got a glimpse of the next council member at the July 21 meeting.

Four candidates submitted applications for the vacant City Council Position 3 held by Barron Williamson before he moved to Atlanta to take a new job.

Three of the applicants, Thomas Shirey, Michael States and Jack Collins attended the meeting to answer questions from the City Council.

Shirey, a Washington State trooper and retiree from the Washington National Guard, said he wants to bring more jobs to the city to reduce the unemployment rate. He also wants to encourage residents to come to to...